Courses & Units

Food, Culture and Health CNA728

Introduction

Consists of four individual modules that together provide students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the connections between food, culture and health from a global perspective. The unit provides a broad overview of many of the current debates occurring in an increasingly nutrition conscious world. The unit places changes to health care practice in relation to infant feeding, young child and family diet, within a cultural and historical context. Students are encouraged to understand how food related health issues result from the interplay between complex social, cultural, political and historical factors. At the completion of the unit students will have developed an insight into the food crisis in the developing world and its effects upon maternal and child health. As well, students will have an increased awareness of the social and cultural factors which have historically impacted upon diets in Australia.

Summary

Unit name

Food, Culture and Health

Unit code

CNA728

Credit points

12.5

Faculty/School

Faculty of HealthSchool of Health Science

Discipline

Health Sciences B

Teaching staff

School of Health Sciences

Level

Postgraduate

Available as student elective?

No

Breadth Unit?

No

Availability

Location

Study period

Attendance options

Available to

Launceston

Semester 2

Off-Campus

International

Domestic

Key

On-campus

Off-Campus

International students

Domestic students

Note

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Key Dates

Study Period

Start date

Census date

WW date

End date

Semester 2

13/7/2015

10/8/2015

31/8/2015

16/10/2015

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2015 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2015 will be available from the 1st October 2015.